Society & culture: general
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Society & culture: general
Hardcover. Considering Baltimore and Philadelphia as part of the Mid-Atlantic borderland, Diemer shows that the antebellum effort to secure the rights of American citizenship was central to black politics as it exploited the ambiguities of citizenship and negotiated the complex national, state, and local politics in which that concept was determined. Series: Race in the Atlantic World 1700-1900. Num Pages: 312 pages, 9 black & white images. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; JFSL3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 540.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- University of Georgia Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780820349374
- ISBN
- 9780820349374
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.60
€ 67.60
Hardcover. A collection of new essays and columns published in the wake of the 2015 Charleston, SC massacre, along with excerpts from key scholarly books. It draws from a variety of disciplines history, sociology, urban studies, law, critical race theory and includes discussion questions and a selected and annotated bibliography for further reading." Editor(s): Williams, Chad; Williams, Kidada; Blain, Keisha. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBFS; 3JMG; JFSL3; JKV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 590.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- University of Georgia Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780820349565
- ISBN
- 9780820349565
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 162.15
€ 162.15
Urban Poverty and Violence in Jamaica (World Bank Latin American and C...
Moser, Caroline O. N., Holland, Jeremy
Paperback. Series: World Bank Latin American & Caribbean Studies. Viewpoints. Num Pages: 48 pages, tables. BIC Classification: JFF; JKV; KCS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 280. Weight in Grams: 400.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- World Bank
- Number of pages
- 48
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780821338704
- ISBN
- 9780821338704
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.24
€ 27.24
Hardcover. Editor(s): Brown, Nicholas; Kanouse, Sarah E. Series: Culture, Politics and the Built Environment. Num Pages: 288 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: AJ; HBJK; JFSL9; RG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 885.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- University of Pittsburgh Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822944379
- ISBN
- 9780822944379
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 53.37€ 51.43
€ 53.37
€ 51.43
Hardcover. From its humble "straw mat" origins to its paradoxical status as a national treasure, "p'ansori" has survived centuries of change and remains the primary source of Korean narrative and poetic consciousness. Chan Park celebrates "p'ansori" as a living tradition, adapting to an ever-shifting context. Series: Hawaii Studies on Korea. Num Pages: 392 pages, 19 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPK; 2GK; AVGE; DSB; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 28. Weight in Grams: 621.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- University of Hawaii Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780824825119
- ISBN
- 9780824825119
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 76.07
€ 76.07
Paperback. Since the late 1960s the Indonesian island of Batam has been transformed from a sleepy fishing village to a booming frontier town, where foreign investment, mostly from neighboring Singapore, converges with inexpensive land and labor. This book explores the experiences of migrants and tourists who pass through Batam. Series: Southeast Asia: Politics, Meaning and Memory. Num Pages: 216 pages, 15 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FMN; JFFN; JHM; KNSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 157 x 15. Weight in Grams: 298.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- University of Hawaii Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780824833152
- ISBN
- 9780824833152
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.04
€ 34.04
Paperback. Series: Southeast Asia: Politics, Meaning and Memory. Num Pages: 286 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FMV; JFSJ1; JHBL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 155 x 229 x 19. Weight in Grams: 452.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- University of Hawaii Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780824839918
- ISBN
- 9780824839918
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.21
€ 33.21
Paperback. Argues that the skyrocketing increase in obesity levels is not caused by individuals moral weakness, but is due to modern society lacking the virtues necessary for people to adopt and maintain healthy behaviours. This book proceeds to identify a set of seven social and environmental sins that characterise our contemporary world. Num Pages: 240 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JFC; MBNH3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 18. Weight in Grams: 320.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- University of New South Wales Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780868409559
- ISBN
- 9780868409559
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.33
€ 32.33
Paperback. Num Pages: 528 pages. BIC Classification: 1MBF; HBJM; JFSL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 40. Weight in Grams: 696.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- University of New South Wales Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780868409979
- ISBN
- 9780868409979
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.77
€ 38.77
Paperback. These essays set out to explore the connections between autobiography and postmodernism. They examine the response of various writers to the culturally specific pressures of genre; how these constraints are negotiated; and what self-representation reveals about the politics of identity. Editor(s): Ashley, Kathleen M.; Gilmore, Leigh; Peters, Gerald (all Professors of English, University of Southern Maine, USA). Num Pages: 336 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: DSBH; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 154 x 22. Weight in Grams: 499.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- University of Massachusetts Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780870239007
- ISBN
- 9780870239007
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.95
€ 34.95
Brainwashing: The Fictions of Mind Control: A Study of Novels and Film...
Professor Of English David Seed
Hardcover. This study of literary and cinematic representations of brainwashing during the Cold War era reviews science fiction, Korean War fiction, and The Manchurian Candidate film. It explores how views on brainwashing changed from an external threat to American values to an internal threat against individual American liberties by the US government. Num Pages: 312 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBH; DSK; JFCA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 29. Weight in Grams: 744.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Kent State University Press
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780873388139
- ISBN
- 9780873388139
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 61.55
€ 61.55
Paperback. Editor(s): Foley, John Miles (University of Missouri, Columbia University University of Missouri, Columbia University of Missouri, Columbia University of Missouri, Columbia University of Missouri, Columbia University of Missouri, Columbia University of Missouri, Columbia). Series: Options for Teaching (Paperback). Num Pages: 548 pages. BIC Classification: JFHF; JNT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 153 x 29. Weight in Grams: 739.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- The Modern Language Association of America
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780873523714
- ISBN
- 9780873523714
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 44.96
€ 44.96
Paperback. A pioneering work of scholarship on an early Chinese woman scholar Series: Michigan Classics in Chinese Studies. Num Pages: 204 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: BG; JFSJ1; JFSL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 13. Weight in Grams: 440.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- U OF M CENTER FOR CHINESE STUDIES
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780892641505
- ISBN
- 9780892641505
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 22.02
€ 22.02
Paperback. Num Pages: 402 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JFCA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Weight in Grams: 807.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1982
- Publisher
- Texas Christian University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780912646787
- ISBN
- 9780912646787
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.76
€ 27.76
Paperback. Num Pages: 78 pages, b/w photos. BIC Classification: JFSL3; JFSP1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 142 x 16. Weight in Grams: 114.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- African American Images United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 65
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780913543429
- ISBN
- 9780913543429
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 15.35
€ 16.99
€ 15.35
Paperback. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: BGA; BM; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 226.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Vehicule Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781550653236
- ISBN
- 9781550653236
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 19.44
€ 21.99
€ 19.44
Paperback. Editor(s): Kane, Alice. Num Pages: 200 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DQ; JFHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 344.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- Broadview Press Ltd Canada
- Number of pages
- 200
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781551110479
- ISBN
- 9781551110479
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 48.99€ 44.35
€ 48.99
€ 44.35
Paperback. Kay Stones book is a bright light guiding us down the contemporary Canadian and American river of stories. Christina Cacchilega, University of Hawaii-Manoa Num Pages: 156 pages. BIC Classification: CFG; JFHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 156 x 17. Weight in Grams: 424.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Broadview Press Ltd Canada
- Number of pages
- 156
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781551111674
- ISBN
- 9781551111674
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 51.38
€ 51.38
Paperback. Moral Matters is a concise and accessible look at such ethical issues as euthanasia, animal rights, abortion, and pornography. Num Pages: 300 pages. BIC Classification: JFM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 231 x 153 x 19. Weight in Grams: 478.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Broadview Press Ltd Canada
- Edition
- 2 ed
- Number of pages
- 300
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781551112121
- ISBN
- 9781551112121
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 56.36€ 45.17
€ 56.36
€ 45.17
Paperback. An affordable edition of Mills classic text. Num Pages: 124 pages. BIC Classification: JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 215 x 142 x 7. Weight in Grams: 150.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Broadview Press Ltd Canada
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781551113548
- ISBN
- 9781551113548
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 16.82
€ 16.99
€ 16.82